--- a/arch/arm/mm/alignment.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mm/alignment.c
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ static unsigned long ai_half;
 static unsigned long ai_word;
 static unsigned long ai_dword;
 static unsigned long ai_multi;
-static int ai_usermode;
+static int ai_usermode = 3;
 
 core_param(alignment, ai_usermode, int, 0600);